{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"50 Years in Insurance with Betsey Brewer","description":"Betsy Brewer is a founding member of the USC Marshall School, Peter Arkley Risk Management Institute. She serves on the Nominating Committee and is past global president of the CPCU Society and of Independent Agents & Brokers of California-Los Angeles.  For her service to the risk management and insurance industry, she received the California Ramsden-Sullivan Award. In this episode of In the Know, Chris Hampshire and Betsy discuss her experience as one of the first female leaders in the global CPCU Society, as well as a female leader in the risk management industry and the brokerage community, and a variety of other topics.   Key Takeaways \u25cf Betsy\u2019s career path began in the 1970s. \u25cf Don\u2019t tell Betsy women don\u2019t get the CPCU designation. \u25cf Significant changes in the brokerage market. \u25cf Big wins in Betsy\u2019s leadership career. \u25cf Impressive improvements for female leaders in the insurance industry. \u25cf Key differences between males and females in any industry. \u25cf Overcoming challenges that could have set Betsy back. \u25cf Benefits of Betsy\u2019s CPCU designation. \u25cf Lessons and skills learned as the CPCU global president. \u25cf Deciding to move to a new agency. \u25cf Selling on the brokerage side. \u25cf Betsy\u2019s message to anyone considering a career in the insurance industry. \u25cf Consulting, contracting, and training after retirement. \u25cf A five-year look to the future of the industry. \u25cf Betsy\u2019s advice to her early career self.   In the Know podcast theme music written and performed by James Jones, CPCU, and Kole Shuda of the band If-Then.   To learn more about the CPCU Society, its membership, and educational offerings, tools, and programs, please visit CPCUSociety.org.   Follow the CPCU Society on social media: X (Twitter): @CPCUSociety Facebook: @CPCUSociety LinkedIn: @The Institutes CPCU Society Instagram: @the_cpcu_society   Quotes \u25cf \u201cDon\u2019t tell me that women don\u2019t get the CPCU designation.\u201d \u25cf \u201cAs a female leader in the industry, I see respect for my knowledge.\u201d \u25cf \u201cMales and females bring different motivations and talents to the table.\u201d \u25cf \u201cNothing in this world moves without some kind of insurance.\u201d \u25cf \u201cI was brought onto the job because I knew all the people, and that\u2019s because of the CPCU Society.\u201d   ","author_name":"IN-the-Know","author_url":"http:\/\/cpcusociety.libsyn.com\/website","html":"